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Sun Oct 25, 2015 10:52 pm

CarmarthenLad

World XV Player

Joined: Mon Jan 02, 2012 11:56 pmPosts: 11375

Re: Windows 10 ..should I convert?

I did the free upgrade, but found that my laptop was running spectactularly hot (and noticeably slower) with Win 10, so I reversed it and will stick with Win7 until I have no option (on the death of this laptop I suspect).

At that point, if Win 10 still doesn't take my fancy, i might turn to the darkside and shell out for a MacBook Pro.

Sun Oct 25, 2015 11:26 pm

Brizzle

Club Player

Joined: Wed Mar 04, 2015 7:41 pmPosts: 274

Re: Windows 10 ..should I convert?

Windows 10 - If you are worried about privacy you had better turn cortana off

Sun Oct 25, 2015 11:31 pm

Tony Panties

World XV Player

Joined: Thu Feb 19, 2015 10:37 pmPosts: 11290

Re: Windows 10 ..should I convert?

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Thks guys

I'm staying on 7

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Mon Oct 26, 2015 8:18 am

Bouch

World XV Player

Joined: Fri Jul 22, 2011 6:24 pmPosts: 44379Location: Llanharan

Re: Windows 10 ..should I convert?

Tony Panties wrote:

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Thks guys

I'm staying on 7

Is it still being supported, brawd?

And, even if it is, how long is that going to last?

Mon Oct 26, 2015 8:25 am

CarmarthenLad

World XV Player

Joined: Mon Jan 02, 2012 11:56 pmPosts: 11375

Re: Windows 10 ..should I convert?

Bouch wrote:

Tony Panties wrote:

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Thks guys

I'm staying on 7

Is it still being supported, brawd?

And, even if it is, how long is that going to last?

Win7 is in what Microsoft call its "Extended Support" period, having exited "Mainstream Support" in January of this year.

That means that whilst it is no longer being developed and wont get new gadgets and functionality, it will still get Hotfixes and security updates to keep it running efficiently and securely. Win7 Extended Support continues until January 2020, by which time I expect few machines currently running it will still be in service.

Mon Oct 26, 2015 1:16 pm

Owain Glyndwr

Schools District Player

Joined: Tue Mar 17, 2015 4:43 pmPosts: 37

Re: Windows 10 ..should I convert?

I upgraded from 8.1 to 10 and regretted it. Skype refused to install and AVG anti virus could no longer update. Chrome became slow and unresponsive especially when coming out of standby. i got so frustrated i ended up resetting my laptop to factory settings and reinstalling 8.1

Mon Oct 26, 2015 6:03 pm

Owain Glyndwr

Schools District Player

Joined: Tue Mar 17, 2015 4:43 pmPosts: 37

Re: Windows 10 ..should I convert?

CarmarthenLad wrote:

Bouch wrote:

Tony Panties wrote:

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Thks guys

I'm staying on 7

Is it still being supported, brawd?

And, even if it is, how long is that going to last?

Win7 is in what Microsoft call its "Extended Support" period, having exited "Mainstream Support" in January of this year.

That means that whilst it is no longer being developed and wont get new gadgets and functionality, it will still get Hotfixes and security updates to keep it running efficiently and securely. Win7 Extended Support continues until January 2020, by which time I expect few machines currently running it will still be in service.

Except enterprise customers will be installing win 7 on new machines for a few years to come, I imagine. I doubt our company will be switching over any time soon and all new laptops are installed with exactly the same OS.

Mon Oct 26, 2015 8:39 pm

CarmarthenLad

World XV Player

Joined: Mon Jan 02, 2012 11:56 pmPosts: 11375

Re: Windows 10 ..should I convert?

Owain Glyndwr wrote:

CarmarthenLad wrote:

Bouch wrote:

Tony Panties wrote:

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Thks guys

I'm staying on 7

Is it still being supported, brawd?

And, even if it is, how long is that going to last?

Win7 is in what Microsoft call its "Extended Support" period, having exited "Mainstream Support" in January of this year.

That means that whilst it is no longer being developed and wont get new gadgets and functionality, it will still get Hotfixes and security updates to keep it running efficiently and securely. Win7 Extended Support continues until January 2020, by which time I expect few machines currently running it will still be in service.

Except enterprise customers will be installing win 7 on new machines for a few years to come, I imagine. I doubt our company will be switching over any time soon and all new laptops are installed with exactly the same OS.

That scenario is one of the reasons the Extended Support period is 5 years long.......... to give such customers plenty of time to assess, choose and switch to the latest platform, be it "Win10 Pro" or "Win10 Enterprise". Microsoft have got a lot cuter at handling their customer base since the early days of windows, and are fully aware (after the disaster that was Vista) of business's desire to stay with known-to-be-stable platforms.

Mon Oct 26, 2015 11:13 pm

Thegrimriper

Site Admin

Joined: Sat Feb 10, 2007 7:41 pmPosts: 30307

Re: Windows 10 ..should I convert?

We changed one of the office computers over today , what a fupping mess.

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Mon Oct 26, 2015 11:47 pm

Fids the Blindside

World XV Player

Joined: Tue Apr 27, 2004 9:50 pmPosts: 88107

Re: Windows 10 ..should I convert?

you should dust behind it more often

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Tue Oct 27, 2015 2:09 pm

Thegrimriper

Site Admin

Joined: Sat Feb 10, 2007 7:41 pmPosts: 30307

Re: Windows 10 ..should I convert?

Fids the Blindside wrote:

you should dust behind it more often

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